Eu ainda não sei quem você é, mas eu espero que goste

(I still don’t know who you are, but I hope you like it)

Research and development, 2026

FABRIKculture, Hégenheim, France

Eu ainda não sei quem você é, mas eu espero que goste is an ongoing artistic research and exhibition project by Joana Amora, developed in preparation for her first solo exhibition at FABRIKculture in 2027.

The project reflects on the work we undertake for people and communities we may never meet, and on what sustains collective and utopian practices when their transformations may extend beyond our own lifetimes.

Rooted in my long-term engagement with agroecology and grassroots movements, the research emerges from years of collective work: cultivating agroforests, participating in community initiatives, and engaging with local, regional and national agroecological networks. These experiences were sustained by the belief that small and collective actions can contribute to larger social and ecological transformations.

As the consequences of climate change and environmental crises become increasingly tangible, the project asks what sustains this commitment when the transformations we work towards may not be fully visible within our own lifetimes. What does it mean to work for communities we do not yet know, for people we may never meet, or for future generations?

The title becomes a message addressed to these unknown recipients: I still don’t know who you are, but I hope you like it.

Research and development

In 2026, a 60-day research and creation period with FABRIKculture allowed me to develop and revisit several strands of my artistic practice in preparation for the exhibition.

During this period, I worked on the post-production of photographic and audiovisual works developed through previous research, including material produced during a recent residency in Türkiye. I also began developing new objects and sculptures from natural materials collected locally, during previous residencies, and accumulated within my personal archive of natural materials.

Revisiting this archive became a way of considering how collected plants, seeds, organic matter and other materials can move between documentation, memory and artistic production, generating new possibilities for future works.

Alongside this material research, I developed drawings, spatial studies and AI-assisted visualisations to investigate possible large-scale installations for the exhibition. These studies allowed me to consider the relationship between individual works and the architecture of FABRIKculture, and to begin imagining how the exhibition might inhabit the space as a whole.

The research period also created opportunities for exchanges with artists, curators and cultural professionals across the trinational region of France, Switzerland and Germany. These encounters brought new perspectives to the development of the project and opened conversations around possible future artistic and curatorial collaborations.

The project remains in development. The research undertaken in 2026 established a series of artistic, material and spatial directions that will continue to evolve towards the solo exhibition at FABRIKculture in 2027.

At the same time, the title has acquired another meaning through the context of this first solo exhibition. Situated near Basel, within the trinational region where I have increasingly developed my artistic and professional relationships, the exhibition will introduce my practice to people and institutions whom I may not yet know.

In this sense, the title is also addressed to them:

I still don’t know who you are, but I hope you like it.

Support

The research and development of Eu ainda não sei quem você é, mas eu espero que goste was supported by Culture Moves Europe, a programme funded by the European Union and implemented by the Goethe-Institut.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the granting authority. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.